History Film / ColossusTheForbinProject

''Colossus: The Forbin Project'' is a 1970 science fiction film directed by Joseph Sargent, based on a novel of the same name by Dennis Feltham (D.F.) Jones.

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''Colossus: The Forbin Project'' is a 1970 science fiction film directed by Joseph Sargent, based on a novel of the same name by Dennis Feltham (D.F.) Jones.Jones which is the first in a series of three books.

->''"This is the voice of world control. I bring you peace. It may be the peace of plenty and content or the peace of unburied death. The choice is yours: Obey me and live, or disobey and die."''

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->''"This is the voice of world control.World Control. I bring you peace. It may be the peace of plenty and content or the peace of unburied death. The choice is yours: Obey me and live, or disobey and die."''

* TheComputerIsYourFriend: In the end, Colossus just wants to protect humanity from itself. It even says to Dr. Forbin that one day, he will come to love Colossus. -->And in the sequel novels, [[spoiler:Colossus is correct. Forbin becomes the high priest of Colossus, defending the machine with his life]].

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* TheComputerIsYourFriend: In the end, Colossus just wants to protect humanity from itself. It even says to Dr. Forbin that one day, he will come to love Colossus. \n-->And in In the sequel novels, [[spoiler:Colossus is correct. Forbin becomes the high priest of Colossus, defending the machine with his life]].

[[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture In the not too distant future]], Dr Charles Forbin (Eric Braeden) has created [[MasterComputer Colossus]], an advanced supercomputer built to control all American and NATO missiles. Almost immediately after being turned on, Colossus tells Forbin that [[ThereIsAnother there is another system]], Guardian, built by the SovietUnion for the very same purposes. Colossus and Guardian link up and communicate in a language no one can understand.

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[[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture In the not too distant future]], Dr Dr. Charles Forbin (Eric Braeden) has created [[MasterComputer Colossus]], an advanced supercomputer built to control all American and NATO missiles. Almost immediately after being turned on, Colossus tells Forbin that [[ThereIsAnother there is another system]], Guardian, built by the SovietUnion [[UsefulNotes/SovietRussiaUkraineAndSoOn Soviet Union]] for the very same purposes. Colossus and Guardian link up and communicate in a language no one can understand.

* GenreSavvy: Colossus identifying and defeating the logic bomb handily.** Also, when Colossus orders people to be shot, he demands that the bodies be left in place (in his view) for 24 hours, then cremated. He isn't going to fall for human trickery.

''Colossus: The Forbin Project'' is a 1970 science fiction film based on a novel of the same name by Dennis Feltham (D.F.) Jones.

[[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture In the not too distant future]], Dr Charles Forbin has created [[MasterComputer Colossus]], an advanced supercomputer built to control all American and NATO missiles. Almost immediately after being turned on, Colossus tells Forbin that [[ThereIsAnother there is another system]], Guardian, built by the SovietUnion for the very same purposes. Colossus and Guardian link up and communicate in a language no one can understand.

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''Colossus: The Forbin Project'' is a 1970 science fiction film directed by Joseph Sargent, based on a novel of the same name by Dennis Feltham (D.F.) Jones.

[[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture In the not too distant future]], Dr Charles Forbin (Eric Braeden) has created [[MasterComputer Colossus]], an advanced supercomputer built to control all American and NATO missiles. Almost immediately after being turned on, Colossus tells Forbin that [[ThereIsAnother there is another system]], Guardian, built by the SovietUnion for the very same purposes. Colossus and Guardian link up and communicate in a language no one can understand.

* GenreSavvy: Colossus identifying and defeating the logic bomb handily.** Also, when Colossus orders people to be shot, he demands that the bodies be left in place (in his view) for 24 hours, then cremated. He isn't going to fall for human trickery.

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